On the morning of September 11th, news radio was the destination for up-to-the-minute updates on what was happening in New York, Washington DC, as well as here in Chicago. While most people were glued to the national network feeds coming from the scene, local radio had to balance the coverage from abroad as well as handle the reaction closer to home. more ›

If you are among the legions of Chicagoans toting an iPhone, there is no excuse for being out of touch with the news these days. Until recently, Chicago was not well represented in the iTunes store. In fact, what should have been the flagship of the Second City’s local news offerings was an embarrassment with a woeful and limited app from the Chicago Tribune. But this week’s rollout of a reconceptualized app from the folks in Michigan Avenue’s gothic tower is just the latest in a groundswell of Chicago media offerings for Apple devices. Here’s a quick rundown: more ›

Throughout the state's history, if you've been a governor, you get to have your portrait hung on the walls of the capital. But should we drop thousands of dollars to have it painted if that governor turned out to be a bust? Representative Bill Black of Danville doesn't believe so, and he's got 84 other compatriates in the Illinois House who agree with him. WBBM reports that Black's legislation to keep the state from having Rod Blagojevich's picture being painted for the Wall of Governors has passed through the House, 85-23 and now moves on to the Senate. more ›

Michael Damsky, president and general manager of WLS, is our new hero for pulling “Mancow” Muller off the Chicago airwaves in a radio station shake-up. Co-host Pat Cassidy is also out, but he's expected to return to anchor WBBM. We reckon he's probably happy to no longer live under the fear he may be "waterboarded" at any given moment to improve ratings. Robert Feder has the whole story. more ›

Itching to get your hands on a copy of Rod Blagojevich's new "tell-all" book The Governor? Yeah, neither are we. But, should you want one, they apparently can be had. WBBM's Steve Miller reports that he was able to pick up a copy early and that stores are already selling it. The AP also got a copy and reports on some of things within, such as Blago admitting he wanted to appoint Lisa Madigan to President Obama's vacant Senate seat and says he picked Burris for the spot because of his big ego. Without reading anything in the book, we can also (probably) boil the rest down: he did nothing wrong, he will be vindicated, it was the fault of others. There you go. more ›

WBBM 96.3 FM has named the replacement team for the ousted Eddie and Jobo. Jamar "J Niice" McNeil and Julian Nieh (pictured right)will make their debut as "J Niice & Julian on the Radio" on Monday morning, filling in the 5:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. timeslot.

The two were at Clear Channel's WIHT-FM in Washington a few years back. Nieh left that station to become WBBM's weeknight host in mid-2006 and McNeil joined B96 this spring from Clear Channel's WHYI-FM in Miami. more ›

We've got three classic cartoons for you today, all Chicago originals. First up is "Suzy Snowflake" which debuted on WBBM in December 1953. Enjoy! more ›

Larry Mendte, who worked at Chicago's WBBM-TV in the early 90s, has been sentenced after pleading guilty in August to hacking into former co-worker Alycia Lane's email account and leaking embarrassing communications she had with NFL Network's Rich Eisen. Mendte was given six months of house arrest and three years of probation. Here's Larry "Crash Override" Mendte in happier, wetter times: more ›